Well this is my first attempt at a fanfic, I hope you all enjoy it. This is Primarily a Ranma ½ and a Wheel of time crossover. One of the new characters is partially based off of the Legend of Zelda OOT storyline but interaction with that world will remain primarily flashbacks and I'm not considering this a crossover to that story.
Standard Disclaimer: I do not own any character, reference or situation from: Ranma 1/2. which belongs to Rumiko Takahashi and her publishers: Viz and Kitty Films. Wheel of Time series. which belongs to Robert Jordan and Tor books. Legend of Zelda which belongs to Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo. All references to other stories not explicitly mentioned also do not belong to me. No copyright infringement is intended and I do this purely for enjoyment.
Meren Hotan and the other denizens of Nekota are my own creation (except where it crosses over with LoZ) and as such you must Email me if you wish to use them.
And without further ado.
She stood in a chamber that could only be described as hell itself. The sky which should not be visible this deep in the earth unnaturally shifted through every color but blue. Dark clouds raced across the sky at unnatural speeds in several directions at once. A strange haze blocked the great fiery calderas from view but the heat could be clearly felt. The evil emanating from the very air was nearly overwhelming.
She tightened her grip on her sword and long knife. The enemy was coming and soon she must fight for the survival of the world. Glancing to her left she smiled at the man besides her. He returned the smile and nodded assuring her that he was ready. There was only one person who could win this war, only one who could save the world. It was up to the two of them to ensure he survived to fight the battle he must. If they failed here the world would fall.
She nodded to her companion and turned her eyes forwards. Her enhanced sight picked up on the first hint of their enemy. Her powers surged through her stronger than ever before as she charged.
Meren woke with a start. Every night since arriving on Nekota two weeks ago she had this same dream. The dream must mean something but what? Where was that? Who was the enemy? Who was her companion? Too many questions and her powers were not giving her any answers.
She looked up and saw her father, Ardall Hotan approaching. "Is it time?"
"Yes," he replied with a nod.
Meren stood and readied herself for battle. "Let's go"
He stood in a chamber that could only be described as hell itself. The sky which should not be visible this deep in the earth unnaturally shifted through every color but blue. Dark clouds raced across the sky at unnatural speeds in several directions at once. A strange haze blocked the great fiery calderas from view but the heat could be clearly felt. The evil emanating from the very air was nearly overwhelming.
He shifted his stance preparing for the fight that was approaching. The enemy was coming and soon she must fight for the survival of the world. Glancing to his right he saw a woman besides him holding a sword in one hand and a long knife in the other. She looked at him and smiled. There was only one person who could win this war, only one who could save the world. It was up to the two of them to ensure he survived to fight the battle he must.. If they failed here the world would fall.
He returned the smile and nodded to assure here that he was prepared. She returned the nod and looked forward once more. Moments later she glowed brightly as her power surged and she charged. He followed knowing this would be the fight of his life.
Ranma woke with a start. What the heck is up with these dreams, he thought. He had been having that same dream every night for two weeks. The first couple he attributed to Akane's cooking but he hadn't eaten anything she had prepared in a week. He didn't want to think about the dream that much. He would love to be in the fight it showed but he would be in for it if Akane found out he was dreaming about another girl.
Glancing at the time he realized that his father would be wakening up in a few minutes and would likely throw him out the window into the koi pond to start their morning sparing session. Seeing that pops was still asleep he had an idea.
Seconds later the fat, bald old man landed with a splash in the koi pond as Ranma hopped out the window. Bout time I got him Ranma thought as a wet panda emerged from the pond. He braced himself for combat as the panda charged.
Meren desperately tried to clear her head as she extracted herself from a pile of rubble. Her battle armor had absorbed the magical energy and saved her life but the spell still had enough kick to embed her in the wall. This guys a monster she thought as she flung herself out of the path of another blast.
She and her father were in a large round chamber with the Sorcerer, Theon Nmer, who had been terrorizing their people for years. In the center of the chamber was a statue made of a dark crystal surrounded by a purple force field. . She was projecting a blue energy barrier around her father to protect him from stray magic blasts while she relied on her armor to protect herself. Theon was floating around the chamber throwing magical blasts at Meren.
Dodging another blast Meren started scanning the magical spectrum trying to find a way to defeat their enemy. The sorcerer was largely ignoring her father; he couldn't penetrate the barrier to reach the statue and really couldn't do any meaningful damage to the sorcerer. Meren for her part hadn't been able to penetrate the field either but she had caused the sorcerer a great deal of pain.
Too bad he just regenerates. She had flat out vaporized him twice already but he had popped back up within seconds good as new. She had sheathed her sword as any time she cut him the entry wound was sealed before the blade exited the other side of his body, only her magical attacks were effective.
He and the statue are linked but how? She thought as she watched the magical interactions in the room. Ducking another shot she launched a large fireball at her foe that took off his left arm. As he regenerated Meren watched the flow of magic, that's it!
"Father!" she yelled to get his attention before switching to Rernil a sign language based off the tails of their race. She did not want their foe to know what she planed.
>That statue regenerates him when he takes damage, we need to take it out to kill him> she signed and barely dodged another bolt.
>That figures, how do we get to it?> Ardall replied
>When its regenerating him the barrier weakens briefly. I'm boosting your shield to full power, when I attack try to force your way through the barrier and smash the stat-> she was cut off as she didn't quite dodge the next bolt. It flung her into the barrier this time witch gave her a good jolt before launching her into the far wall.
She got up with a groan, that impact had cracked two ribs. Normally she would heal it but the flow of power she used for healing also powered the shield protecting her father. I'll just have to deal with it till we finish this bastard. Grimacing in pain she inhaled deeply then exhaled huge gout of flame at the Theon. A magical shield partially protected him from the flames but only enough to slow the pace the inferno consumed his body.
Meren could feel the barrier weaken as the statue redirected power to counter the damage she was inflicting on her foe. Then she felt a strain on her power and knew her father was starting his attack. Risking a glance she was nearly blinded by the discharge of the two fields colliding, she could just make out her father slowly advancing through the barrier.
Just then a massive bolt of energy flew from the firestorm Meren was generating. The bolt slammed into the back of Meren's father pushing him harder into the field. The sorcerer had realized almost too late his peril and launched a desperate attack on this new threat. The barrier that Meren was generating could handle the power of the field and it could handle the power of the bolt, but not both at once.
The shield shattered and Meren screamed falling to her knees as the backlash of energy surged through her. Ardall was thrown backwards from the field landing in a heap a short distance from the perimeter. The shield had absorbed the bolt before shattering but that left him unprotected halfway inside the force field. His body had nearly been torn apart before the field threw him aside.
"Nooooo!" Meren screamed as she staggered over to him. The feedback from the shattered shield was causing her powers to fluctuate wildly, she couldn't generate another shield but her armor was still up. She flung herself over him attempting to shield him with her body. She was horrified at the sight of her father's mangled body.
His tail was a charred stump as was his left arm his right leg was missing below the knee and the rest of him was badly burned. No! I can't loose him again! Not like this. She desperately tried to control her powers and form them into a healing spell but they would not respond.
Her father reached up with his remaining arm and pulled her close. "Save… our… people…" he forced out with a rattling breath.
"Hang on father, well save our people together." Meren was still hopelessly attempting to heal him as his hand fell back to the ground and he lay still.
Meren wailed in despair as her father slipped away. A sinister and highly pleased laugh came from behind her.
"About time he finally died. He has been a thorn in my side for far too long. I would have preferred he lived long enough to see me tare you limb from limb but I suppose I shall have to settle for killing you second." The Theon cackled maniacally as he gathered all his energy into one massive spell.
Meren knelt there over her father unmoving as the spell was charged and fired. The sorcerer cackled some more as he saw his spell close and his target made no attempt to dodge. That pesky armor of hers would not protect her this time. His laughter died abruptly as the bolt struck Meren and did nothing. No explosion, no scream of pain, no body flying through the air, nothing at all. The girl just seemed to absorb the magical energies as if they were nothing.
Electricity arched along the gold highlights of her armor as she slowly stood. Impossible, her armor couldn't have absorbed all that, and even if it did the impact alone should have turned her to paste.
Meren had only one thought on her mind. Revenge. The fact that the subject of her revenge was present and completing her task would fulfill her fathers dieing request was a pleasant coincidence. She felt something snap within herself, something primal had just been freed from its bonds and she gave it free rain. Her power surged, building upon itself and growing stronger by the second. She channeled all of it into one final attack, the last time she had used this it had vaporized an army and over a mile of open field. The power of that attack was but a candle compared to what flowed through her now.
The Theon grew concerned as he saw the power building around the girl. He watched Meren bring her hands together in front of her leveling them at him. As her head came up he was shocked to see the pure black orbs her eyes had become. As he watched her armor faded from view, seeing his chance he attacked while she was vulnerable. He knew fear for the first time in his life as his blasts were swatted away by the power raging before him.
She could feel the power searing through her mind as it built to new heights that would have terrified her had she the sanity remaining to recognize it. The power built until she knew that any more would destroy her body before she could have her revenge. "Die!" she commanded in a completely inhuman voice as she fired her attack.
A bar of pure gold energy that was as wide as the chamber lanced out from her hands vaporizing the sorcerer before he had time to register her word. The horrific recoil of her spell threw her backwards with such force that she shattered through the barrier and the crystal statue contained within.
She felt an explosion of energy as she flew backwards and a strange tearing sensation. She knew she had taken her hated enemy with her. She was somewhat surprised when she saw blue sky above her.
Sky? How can there be sky this far under ground? She did not have long to ponder this as she struck something and the world went black.
It was a standard morning in Nerima. The usual morning sounds filled the air. The sound of birds singing, the bees buzzing, the sound of the wind passing through the trees, a loud crash followed by a scream of "Ranma no Baka!" Yes it was an ordinary day in Nerima.
"Stupid Un-cute Macho Tomboy" Ranma muttered as he flew through the air courtesy of air Akane. He had only asked if the Miso soup was supposed to dissolve the serving spoon. It was a valid question considering utensils normally did not dissolve in food; there was no reason to hit him for it. Of course maybe the fact that the rice was emitting a green glow and the pickles were sprouting legs wasn't the best thing to point out to her either.
Ranma didn't know what to do about Akane. At times she was nice enough and even, though he hated to admit it, kind of cute. Often though she would become violent and hit him for little to no reason. True they were both victims of their fathers' plots to see them married but she could at least try to be understanding at times. Most of the time she would hit him for something that wasn't even his fault and wouldn't give him time to explain.
Figures, she would have to hit me right at the school. It looked like Ranma would be arriving early to class today for a change. That would please Ms. Hinako and the principle no end although for Ranma it was just dragging out the boredom of going to school. Maybe Ryoga would show up to help him pass the time befo- what the?
Two purple clouds of energy abruptly appeared in mid air about forty yards apart. They were both crackling with energy and Ranma's flight path would pass directly between them. Just as he passed between the two clouds an object fired out of one crashing into Ranma's chest before carrying both into the other cloud.
Flicker
Nerima was gone, for as far as Ranma could see there was nothing but snowy tundra. Where?
Flicker
Ranma was now flying through a forest comprised of impossibly tall trees. Glancing down he realized that the object that hit him was a person.
Flicker
The scenery kept changing, now they were flying through a city of huge buildings, vehicles flew through the air…
Flicker
… A desert of endless sand…
Flicker
… A swamp…
Flicker
…a sky filled with orange and pink clouds…
Flicker Flicker Flicker
The scenery was changing too fast for Ranma to keep track of. What's going on he thought just before he felt himself hit something. He saw the top of a tree falling to the ground just before he crashed into the ground along with his unexpected traveling companion.
Ranma rolled out from under the person who had landed on top of him with a groan. Where am I? He thought as he looked around. He had landed in a somewhat thin forest that stretched on for some distance before obscuring his line of sight.
A quick check reviled that his companion was female and alive but unconscious. He wasn't surprised that she was out, he rubbed his sore chest and figured even he would probably be knocked out slamming into someone headfirst that hard. The fact that she was otherwise apparently unhurt did surprise him. She must be a good fighter to survive a blow like that.
She was wearing a dark red jerkin of supple leather, green pants and brown boots. A brown belt toped by a strange golden cord adorned her waist and there was a knife and several bags hanging from the belt. She was also wearing a dark green cloak and the hilt of a sword was visible over her shoulder. Defiantly a fighter of some sort carrying weapons like that, I wonder how good she is.
Ranma stared in shock as he saw her face. There, framed in golden blond hair, was the face of the girl that had haunted his dreams for the past two weeks.
A/N:
Well that's the end of the prologue. If your wondering on where things are in the various timelines.
Ranma: just after volume 35 of the manga (just before his mother discovering the curse.)
WOT: you haven't seen it yet but this is 2 days before the rest of the crew reaches Shadar Logoth. Meren and Ranma will met them next chapter.
Meren in relation to LoZ: roughly 35 years after OOT.
Following chapters will be much longer and the first few should be up as soon as my pre reader is done with them. I've already written 5 chapters totaling over 65k words. (and that's only to the end of EOTW and just beyond.)
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update note: this site really doesn't like some symbols and strips them right out.I'll have to use >speech> to designate that the speaker is using an alternate language when not all present speak the same languages. bit of a pain but I'll deal with it.